³⁷The next day,^af when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. ³⁸Just then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he’s my only child.^ag ³⁹A spirit seizes him; suddenly he shrieks, and it throws him into convulsions until he foams at the mouth; severely bruising him, it scarcely ever leaves him. ⁴⁰I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.”^ah

⁴¹Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and perverse generation,^ai how long will I be with you and put up with you?^aj Bring your son here.”

⁴²As the boy was still approaching, the demon knocked him down and threw him into severe convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy,^ak and gave him back to his father.^al ⁴³And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.^am

THE SECOND PREDICTION OF HIS DEATH

While everyone was amazed at all the things he was doing,^an he told his disciples, ⁴⁴“Let these words sink in:^B The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”^ao

⁴⁵But they did not understand this statement;^ap it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it,^aq and they were afraid to ask him about it.

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Footnotes

B “Put these words in your ears

Cross references

af Mt 17:14–18; Mk 9:14–27
ag Lk 7:12
ah Lk 9:1; 10:17
ai Php 2:15
aj Jn 14:9
ak Zch 3:2; Mt 8:26; Mk 1:25; Lk 4:35,39; Jd 9
al Lk 7:15
am 2Pt 1:16
an Mt 17:22–23; Mk 9:30–32
ao Lk 9:22
ap Mk 6:52; Lk 2:50; 18:34; 24:25; Jn 10:6; 12:16; 16:17–19
aq Lk 18:34; 24:16